Setting Up Laboratory
If you wish to use features of Laboratory, you can create Users with Laboratory User. Lab Tests, Sample Collection etc. are only visible to users with this Role enabled.
Read Healthcare Settings for setting up the Healthcare module.
Lab Test Templates
Whenever you create a new Lab Test, the Lab Test document is loaded based on the template configured for that particular test. This means, you will have to have separate templates configured for each Lab Test.
Here's how you can configure various types of templates.
Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Template > New Lab Test Template
After providing the Name for the Test you will have to select a Code and Item group for creating the mapped Item. ERPNext Healthcare maps every Lab Test (every other billable healthcare service) to an Item with "Maintain Stock" set to false. This way, the Accounts Module will invoice the Item and you can see the Sales related reports of Selling Module. You can also set selling rate of the Lab Test here - this will update the Selling Price List.
The Standard Selling Rate field behaves similar to the Item Standard Selling Rate, updating this will not update the Selling Price List
The Is Billable flag in Lab Test Template creates the Item, but as Disabled. Likewise, unchecking this flag will Enable the Item.
Result Format
Following are the result formats available in ERPNext Healthcare
- Single: select this format for results which require only a single input, result UOM and normal value
- Compound: allows you to configure results which require multiple input fields with corresponding event names, result UOMs and normal values
- Descriptive: this format is helpful for results which have multiple result components and corresponding result entry fields.
- Grouped: You can group test templates which are already configured and combine as a single test. For such templates select
Grouped. - No Result: Select this if you don not need to enter or manage test result. Also, no Lab Test document will be created. e.g., Sub Tests for Grouped results.
Normal values
For Single and Compound result formats, you can set the normal values.
Sample
You will have to select the Sample required for the test. You can also mention the quantity of sample that needs to be collected. These details will be used when creating the Sample Collection document for the Lab Test.
Medical Department
To organize your clinic into departments, you can create multiple Medical Departments. You can select appropriate departments in Lab Test Template and will be included in the Lab Test result print.
Healthcare > Setup > Medical Department > New Medical Department
Lab Test Sample
You can create various masters for Samples that are to be collected for a Lab Test.
Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test Sample > New Lab Test Sample
Lab Test UOM
You can create various masters for Unit of Measures to be used in Lab Test document.
Healthcare > Setup > Lab Test UOM > New Lab Test UOM
Antibiotic
You can create masters for a list of Antibiotics.
Healthcare > Setup > Antibiotic > New Antibiotic
Sensitivity
You can create masters for a list of Sensitivity to various Antibiotics.
Healthcare > Setup > Sensitivity > New Sensitivity